valentine
noun /ˈvæləntaɪn/
/ˈvæləntaɪn/
- (also valentine card, valentine's card)a card that you send to somebody that you love on St Valentine’s Day (14 February), often without putting your name on it
- a person that you send a valentine toTopics Family and relationshipsc1
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person chosen (sometimes by lot) as a sweetheart or special friend): from Old French Valentin, from Latin Valentinus.